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VOLUME 70, NUMBER 28
WEST, TEXAS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1960
$3.00 Per YEAR _ 10c Per COPY
Democrats Elected in Exciting
Campaign in Texas, Nation
JOHN F. KENNEDY
President-Elect
LYNDON B. JOHNSON
Vice-President Elect
Democrat John F. Kennedy has won the Presidency, and his
runningmate, Texan Lyndon B,. Jhonson is the Vice-President
elect. But anxious voters kept night-long vigils and waited until
noon, Wednesday to hear the official tabulations from the 70
million or so votes cast in Tuesday's balloting.
The 43-year-old Massachusetts senator is the youngest man ever
elected president of the United States and the first Roman Cath-
olic to win the office.
Kennedy took a big lead early in the popular vote, but Nixon
through the night and early morning hours kept gaining until
the margin was a slim 50.4 per cent of the vote for Kennedy and
40.6 for Nixon. The election votes in many states switched from
one candidate to the other keeping Kennedy just a few votes short
of the 289 electoral votes needed for election.
West P-TA To
Meet Nov. 15
At West Gym
, The West P-TA will hold their
regular monthly meeting on No-
vember 15 at 7:30 p.m. The
meeting will be held at the West
High. School Gym.
Miss Lou Duncan’s choir will
furnish the entertainment, and
hosts for the evening will be the
Junior Class. There will be a
mystery speaker.
At the last P-TA meeting a
discussion was held about hav-
ing a, baby sitter present at the
meetings to care for pre-school
children. Arrangements have
bsen made for Mrs. W. E. War-
rell to be present and she will
keep pre-school children for 25c
a family. It is hoped that this
will help bring more families to
the P-TA meetings.
Two representatives thus far
will attend the State P-TA
meeting in Austin. They are Mrs.
Janes and Mrs. E. W. Hoen. The
P-TA would like several others
to attend.
Westites Shiver As
Cold Front Sends
Mercury Tumbling
A chilling cold front blew
through West early Wednesday,
and "as the day progressed the
mureury regressed. The front
arrived about 8 a.m. andl the
temperature at that time stood
at 65 degrees, but with each pas
sing hour the mercury tumbled
downward until it dropped to
freezing1 during the early hours
Thursday morning.
A light frost was reported, the
first this fall, which arrived at
just about “average” time ac-
cording to the Weather Bureau
officials.
Rainfall ahead of the front
amounted to .15 of an inch
Tuesday.
The blustery Canadian cold
front left snow in the Panhand-
le, and dropped temperatures in
that region to the mid-20s.
Temperatures Thursday were
expected to reach a high of 55,
with a slight wa.rm-up Friday.
No rainfall is expected.
FORMER RESIDENT
INJURED IN WRECK
Mrs. Anna Kolenovsky of
Galveston, formerly of West, was
severely injured in an auto ac-
cident near Dallas on Highway
75, on Labor Day. Mrs. Kolen-
ovsky’s leg was broken, and she
is still in Chester Clinic. She will
not be able to walk for 8 months.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Beran, and
three children, were also in-
jured, but not seriously in the
accident. Mrs. Kolenovsky is the
mother of Fred Kolenovsky of
Btllmead.
24 Electoral Votes
For Democrats
Texas delivered the state’s 24
electoral votes to the Demo-
crats, and McLennan County
went Democratic by a 5,174
margin. In the county Kennedy-
Johnson received 20,100 votes;
Nixon-Lodge, 14,926. The state,
county and Waco had been list-
ed as 'doubtful in pre-election
forecasts. Republican workers
were plentiful, and very hope-
ful of victory.
The election destroyed Re-
publican hopes of making Texas
a GOP power for the third
straight national election.
Dwight Eisenhower carried the
state in 1952 and 1956, and Her-
bert Hoover won in 1928.
Democrats Win House Seats
Tuesday the Democrats swept
all U. S. House seats except that
of Bruce Alger of Dallas, who
was re-elected, and kept the
state legislature an all-Deir.<o-
crat body. Most Democrats a-
cross the state had no opposi-
tion.
In Texas, Governor Price Dan-
iel received 1,231,934 votes over
Republican William Steger’s
474,529. In McLennan County
Price Daniel received 30,501
votes to Steger’s 5,636.
Johnson Wins Two Elections
The national victory by the
Democrats leaves Texas with the
job of replacing Lyndon B.
Johnson. Johnson will be the
second man in Texas History to
serve his country as vice presi-
dent of the United States, and
he is the first man to win two
elections at the same time in
Texas. He wais elected vice presi-
dent as well as senator, and of
course, will accept the top job.
In Texas Johnson received 1,-
692,248 votes, Republican John
Tower. 779.285. McLennan Coun-
ty voters gave' Johnson 23,814
votes; John Tower 11,314, and
Bard Logan 106.
Voters Approve
Amendments
Th?' four state constitutional
amendments received approval
by large majorities in the state
andl in McLennan County. The
McLennan County votei on the
amendments was: Amendment 1,
hospital district — For 18.910,
Against, 7,880; Amendment 2,
increase interest on veterans
land bonds: For, 19,605—Again-
st 6.799; Amendment 3, increase
salary and allowances for Jeg-
islators: For, 16,688 — Against
10.556; Amendment 4, the loan
shark amendment: For, 23,201 —
Against 5,712.
Road Bond Issue
Passed by County
Property-owning voters in Mc-
Lennan County passed the $1.5
million road bend issue by a
two - thirds majority. Total
county votes for tile bonds wa;s
18,775 and 8,231 against. This
gave: the bond' issue 2,313 votes
above the two-to-one majority
needed. Approval of the bonds
assures thei citizens of McLen-
nan county of continued prog-
ress in the construction of coun-
ty roads.
92 Per Cent Of
West Votes Cast
For Democrats
Voters in West left no doubt
they favored the Democratic
ticket 6 to 1, casting 1146 votes
to 196 over the Republican ticket
of Nixon and Lodge. In the
Democratic landslide over 92 per
cent of the votes cast in West
were for Kennedy and Johnson.
No votes were cast in the West
precinct for the Constitutional
or Prohibition party candidates.
Many Westites had predicted
that the West box would give
the Democrats an 80 per cent
majority, some had stated it
would be over 85 per cent, but
92 per cent was higher than
anyone had guessed.
West voters gave even a larger
majority to Lyndon Johnson in
his race for Senator. Johnson re-
ceived 1183 votes; Tower 153 and
Logan 0.
In the Governor’s race Daniel
received 1,255 votes to 84 for
Steger.
There were 714 votes cast In
West, for the road bonds and
303 were against.
Three of the amendments
were approved by West voters,
but amendment No. 3 failed to
carry in West with 460 votes
being cast against, and 332 for.
Amendment 1 received' 441 for,
429 against; Amendment 2 — 446
for, and 332 against; Amend-
ment 4, 566 for, 311 against.
Votes cast at Ross were;
President — Democrats 111, Re-
publicans 33; Constitution 1;
Prohibition 0 — U.S. Senator,
Johnson 118, Tower 24, Logan 1.
Governor, Daniel 29, Steger 14.
Road Bonds, For 78, Against 51.
Amendment No. 1 For 59, Again-
st 45; No. 2, For 62, Against 40;
No. 3, For 48, Against 57; No. 4,
For 154, Against 41.
Votes cast at Leroy were;
President, Democrats 147, Re-
publicans 42. UH. Senator, John-
son 161, Tower 38, Logan 1; Gov-
't i nor, Daniel 191, Steger 13 —
Road Bonds, For 130, Against 39
— Amendments, No. 1 For 64,
Against 62; No. 2. For 60, Against
71; No. 3, For 83, Against 42; No.
4, For 101, Against 37.
Votest cast at Gholson were:
President, Democarts 108, Re-
publicans 27; Constitution 1; U.
5. Senator, Johnson 105, Tower
29, Logan; 2; Governor, Daniel
131, Steger 14; Road Bonds, For
69, Against 51; Amendments: No.
1, For 45, Against 29; No. 2, For
61, Against 17; No. 3. For 44,
Against 37; No. 4, For 66, Again-
st 22.
R. Lee Terrell
Dies In Temple
Rites Held Mon.
Mr. R. Lee Terrell, Waco, Rt .
4, passed away at 4:25 p.m. last
Friday in a Temple hospital of
a heart attack at the age of 69
years.
Funeral services were held
Monday at 2:30 p.m. at Wil-
kerson and Hatch Chapel. Bur-
ial was in Concord Cemetery He
was a veteran of World War I,
and a member of the Christian
Undenominational Church. Mr.
Alfred WaterfieM and Mr. Ray
Jennings officiated.
Survivors are his wife, of
Rt. 4, Waco; two brothers, John
L. Terrell and B. C. Terrell of
Waco Rt. 4; two sisters Mrs.
Minnie Campbell of Rt. 4, Waco,
and Mrs. Willie McMillan of
Friona, Texas, and several nieces
and nephews.
Mr. Terrell was a brother-in-
law of Mr. and Mrs. E. E.
Dickenson.
Pallbearers were: Roy Taylor
of Temple, Kay Henderson, Jim
Hamilton, Jack Bloomfield, Will
Surratt and C. R. Mobley.
Sister Of
West Resident
Dies in Moravia
Mrs. Stacy Kazda of West re-
ceived the sad news from Czech-
oslovakia last Monday that her
sister, Mrs. Marie Dolka, died in
Frystek, Moravia, October 27 at
the age of 76.
Survivors include one son,
Joseph Dolka; three daughters,
Zofie Nedbal, Marie Kovar and
Aioine Javor; two sisters, Mrs.
Anna Pavelka in Czechoslovakia
and Mrs. Stacy Kazda of West;
and many grandchildren, great-
grandchildren , all of Czecho-
slovakia.
Band Boosters
Hold Meeting
The Band Boosters heard a
brief concert by the St. Mary’s
Elementary School Band at
Itheir meeting Monday night.
The fine musicianship displayed
by the group is a credit to their
efforts and ability.
Mr. Allen reported that the
Band trip to Fort Worth for
TCU Band Day was very much
enjoyed by all the Band mem-
bers and that the Band will par-
ticipate! in a marching contest
at Hillsboro Saturday, in which
the twirlers will also compete.
Mr, Henry Lednicky also re-
ported that an additional pop-
corn machine has been pur-
chased to supplement the one
now in use.
Goodwill Bags
To Be Collected
Sunday, Nov. 13
Goodwill bags which were dis-
tributed by the Cub Scouts in
the West area, this week will be
collected after 1:00 p.m. Sun-
day, Nov. 13. Leave the bags on
the front porch and the Cubs
will pick them up.
Those who did not receive the
Goodwill Bags due: to a supply
shortage niay place the cloth-
ing in a heavy paper sack or
cardboard box and place them
on the front porch by 1:00 p.m.
next Sunday.
Everyone is asked to help in
this campaign as many needy
people will be helped through
this clothing drive.
St. Mary’s P-TA
To Sponsor
Open House
St. Mary’s School Open House
will be held Monday, November
14. from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. The
Open House is sponsored an-
nually by the Catholic P-TA.
All parents are urged to at-
tend the social. Everyone is
cordially invited.
Refreshments will be served.
St. Mary’s pupils who are
members of the Trojan Band
will provide musical selections.
Mustangs Vie
For Bi-District
Title Sunday
St. Mary’s Mustangs will meet
the Taylor Lambs on Trojan
Field at 3 p.m. Sunday in a bat-
tle for the Bi-District Champ-
ionship.
If the Mustangs win Sunday
they will play for the Diocesan
championship in Austin on Nov.
20.
Tire Mustangs captured the
district crown last Sunday by
defeating the Temple Falcons
46 to 6 on Trojan Field1. The
Mustangs have six wins to their
credit, having scored a total
of 157 points to their opponents’
28 for the entire season.
The Temple Falcons were
completely overrun by the Mus-
tangs, who scored practically at
will. The Mustang first string
ran inside, outside and were able
to complete 90 per cent of their
passes against their helpless
opponents.
Admission for Sunday’s Bi-
District Championship game will
be 50c for adults and 25c for
children.
A pep rally will be held in the
CYC Youth Center Sunday aft-
enroon at 1:30 p.m. The public
is cordially invited. Free coffee
will be served' to Quarterback
Club members following the 8:30
mass Sunday morning in the
School Cafeteria.
The Mustangs will be minus
the services of Nick Moore and
Freddie Barton for the remaind-
er of the Play offs. Moore broke
his finger in practice' two weeks
ago, and Barton broke his
thumb in last Sunday’s game.
These two boys have contributed
greatly to the team’s victories,
and will be missed A. Cocek and
J. Bajer are also on the injured
list, but W. Sulak and R. Urb-
anovsky have retumedi to the
lineup and should restore some
of the power that the team has
lost.
WHS Jr. Class
Sells West News
Subscriptions
The Junior Class at West
High School in an effort to raise
funds for the class is holding a
contest selling subscriptions to
The West News, and Cechoslo-
vak.
The class will receive a dollar
for every new subscription and
twenty-five cents for every old
subscription for each year of re-
newal.
Prizes will be awarded to the
three top salesmen in the class,
and the losing homeroom will
treat the winning homeroom
with a party.
Kennedy Wins
WHS Election
By Trojan Tattler Staff
Senator John Kennedy receiv-
ed a large majority in yester-
day’s presidential poll held in
WHS, a majority which is not
unusual in this traditionally
Democratic area.
Out of a total of 311 votes
cast, Kennedy polled 248, or 79
per cent of the votes.
His rival, Nixon, got 63 votes,
or 21 per cent.
By classes, Nixon scored 22.9
per cent to Kennedy’s 77 per
cent among the freshmen; the
sophomores gave Kennedy the
majority of 81 per cent to Nix-
on’s 19 per cent.
Thei juniors preferred Ken-
nedy, casting 81.5 per cent for
him, and 18.5 per cent for Nix-
on. The seniors gave Kennedy
61 per cent and Nixon 38 per
cent.
In the' wholei school, 10 people
did not vote, which is consider-
ably above the average for the
adults of Texas. Only 38 per
cent of the eligible voters in 1956
voted in Texas.
Election judge Elizabeth Dei-
tennan and election clerks San-
dra Webb, Joe Deitterman, Billy
Sparks, and Malcolm Sulak,
drew up the rules for the elec-
tion, made the ballot boxes, ap-
pointed members of the civics
class to preside during study
hall, and counted the votes.
Mexia Defeats
West 20-0 In
District Tilt
The West High Trojans won
the battle of statistics, but came
out on the short end of the 20-0
score at Mexia Friday night.
Mexia capitalized on West’s
three fumbles and 50 yards in
penalties and repelled three
West drives that carried within
the 20 yard line, to the delight
of a Black Cat homecoming
crowd estimated1 at 2,500. Mexia
turned two first-half West mis-
cues into successful scoring op-
portunities, and scored again in
the fourth quarter to win their
last game of the season.
The Trojans were jarred loose
from the ball early in the first
quarter at their own 20-yard
line. From that point the Black
Cats needed only five plays to
score. Mexia quarterback Lonny
Little sneaked the ball over from
the one, two minutes and 46 sec-
onds deep in the game.
Black Cat, Martin Bowen
sprinted around right end for
the two extra points.
Mexia added another score
four minutes deep in the sec-
ond quarter after the Cats had
pounced on a second Trojan
'fumble on the West 23-yard
line. Bowen got the score on a
run around right end from five
yards out. The try for extra
points was no good.
The third Mexia score was in
the fourth quarter with 8:07
playing time remaining. The
touchdown came on a 10-yard
oass from Little to Marrs. A pass
for the extra* points fell short.
The 53-yard march on the
last touchdown for Mexia in-
cluded a 27 yard pass from
Mexia’s Little to end Harvey
Williams, which carried to the
West 22. The Trojans seemed to
hold on the 19, with fourth
down and seven to go, but Little
again passed, and threw to Billy
Parker, who carried the ball for
nine yards to the West 10. Marrs
scored on the next play.
The Trojans gained 154 yards
on the ground and passed for
101 yards, but most of the yards
were made between the 30-yard
lines. The hard-hitting Black
Cats gobbled up the three West
fumbles, scored on two of them,
while the third stopped a West
drive on the Mexia one-yard
line.
Jackie Whitley, the Trojans’
quarterback, threw 27 passes,
andl completed 11. Three times
West drove to within the Black
Cat 20, only to be thwarted. Aft-
er Mexia scored their first TD,
Whitley returned the kickoff 46
yards to the Mexia 49. From
there with some fine gains by
Weldon Willig, who played an
outstanding game for the Tro-
jans, they drove to the 20, but
the Black Cats held.
West inarched 67 yards just
before halftime, going to the
Black Cat one-yard line, but a
fumble halted the drive.
Midlway in the final period the;
Trojans punched the ball down
to Mexia’s 20, but were held.
The final blow come- when West
got down to the 5 yard line, with
Trojans-Bulldogs Close
Season at West Tonight
When the West Trojans and
McGregor Bulldogs clash on
Trojan Field Friday night at
8:00, both teams will be going
all-out to win. It will be the last
game for five McGregor seniors
and nine West Trojan seniors.
The teams have similar season
records with McGregor having
won their first five games, but
having lost district tilts to
'Hillsboro, Mexia, Gatesville and
Marlin. The Trojans defeated
Marlin and Teague but also fell
before the other three powers in
District 17-AA,
Coach Carlile has stated that
the team is ready for this game.
There are no injuries and the
boys have shown a lot of spirit
and determination to win during
this week’s workouts.
The nine graduating seniors,
Trojanettes Down
Penelope 58-41
The West Trojanettes racked
up their first victory of the sea-
son Monday night by defeating
Penelope, 58 - 41, in the West
Gym. Turning in a sterling per-
fonriance as forwards were Lei-
ona Gerik, 23 points; Delores
Harris, 20 points; and Lillie
Kizer, 9 points. Playing a great
defensive game were Jane Fai-
chtinger, Mary Ann Dujka,
Jeanette Wilde, and Sharon Mc-
Cartney.
High scorers for Penelope
were Sina Hodde, 21 points, and
Janett Brown, 20 points.
The West B team also defeat-
ed the Penelope B team, 23-11.
High scorers for West were Jo
Ann King, 14 points, and Kath-
leen Donaldson, 9 points. Judy
Dodson was high scorer for Pe-
nelope. with1 6 points.
Tuesday night, Nov. 15, the
West Trojanettes journey to
Troy to play the Troy Trojanet-
tes. Thursday night, Nov. 17,
they play Connally at Connally.
Come out to the game and
cheer the Trojanettes on to vic-
tory.
Ruddle Soukup, Mgr.
little more than a minute left
in the game. But four futile
passrs later the Trojans were
pushed back to the 10. The
Mexia defensive secondary cov-
ered every available receiver,
while the linemen kept the pres-
sure on Whitley.
The Trojans played a hard
game, and kept playing to the
final gun, but when the chips
were down, both their passing
and running game proved fu-
tile.
Statistics
West Mexia
17--First Downs--11
154--Net Rushing--147
101--Net Passing--65
4 for 50 — Penalties — 2 for 20
27
11
seven of whom are starters,
will undoubtedly make an all-
out effort to win this final con-
test on their home field. Wear-
ing the Trojan grid uniform for
the last time will be: Whitlfey,
Zatcpek, Willig, Girard, Myn-
areik, Sparks, Lednicky, Ndrs,
and Aitus.
The Bulldogs have been faced
with ai depth problem this sea-
son and they are probably the
lightest team in the district, but
they are fast and hard-hitting.
Doug Rowe, 170-pound junior
fullback, Is not only the biggest
man on the team, but is also the
workhorse of the team. He
showed what he could do in the
Midway game when he broke
into the open and scored on a
70-yard bull-like run.
L. H. Fathke, McGregor half-
back, is a 167-pound scoring
flash, and rates among the top
three sprinters in the league.
Fathke, a 5-11 senior, covers the
100 in 10.5. Fathke was able to
play only the first half of the
Georgetown game, before being
sidelined with a muscle spasm,
but in the half he played, he
carried the ball 12 times and
gained 108 yards, an average of
9-yard per carry. Sixty of those
yards were gained on a touchi-
dbwn scamper that helped the
Bulldogs defeated the favored
Georgetown eleven.
Scouts report that the entire
McGregor team loves the game
and likes to play. Matched
against the never-say-die Tro-
jans, tonight’s game should he
an outstanding contest.
Cernosek Wins
Weekly Contest
C. W. Cernosek was’ the win-
ner of the weekly football con-
test. lie was the only person who
had as few as seven errors. His
tie breaking guess was 24 points.
The majority of entries had
9 errors, with most of the prom-
inent upsets being, Rice, Texas,
Texas A. and M. Syracuse, Okla-
homa, Navy Tulane, Tennessee
and California.
Mr. Cernosek will receive a
year’s subscription to The West
News and two tickets to the
West Trojan - McGregor Bull-
dog game tonight.
Kiwanis Club
Turkey Shoot
The Kiwanis Club will spon-
sor another Turkey Shoot Sun-
day, beginning at 2:00 at “Al-
bert’s”, 3 miles north of West on
Interstate Highway 35. This past
Sunday, 15 marksmen won tur-
keys at the turkey shoot.
Among those from West win-
ning turkeys were Jerry Cocek,
Passes Attempted! — 10 j Jake Tucker, Ernest Uptmore,
Passes Completed — 5 Albert Vrana, L. V. Brennan,
1 for 44 — Punts — 5 for 165 j Ronnie Whalen, Harry Vrana,
44 — — Punt Average--33 Frank Malddox, Frank Kellner
3 — —• Fumbles Lost — — 0 I Jr. and Ernest Kutscherousky.
St. Mary’s Mustangs District Champions
HARRY ARTHURS
MOVE TO LUBBOCK
Mr. and Mrs, Harry Arthur,
who have been making their
home in West, since their return
from Japan last su>r<mer, moved
to Lubbock Thursday of this
week.
Mr. Arthur will be connected
with the Texas Cotton Research
Department and withi the Tex-
tile Department of Texas Tech
College.
First Row : Manager Tommy Plsek, E. Chudej, R. Kapavik,
C. Nemec, F. Barton, A Dvoracek, E. Chudej, B. Gerik, J.
Neckar, P. Wilson, and C. Kutscherousky, w-ater boy.
Second Row : Father Quitter, Coaeh Holzmann, Manager
Polasek, J. Lednicky, R. Urbanovsky, T. Kutscherousky,
G. Smajstrla, C. Karlik, L. Mashek, J. Gerik, D. Deiterman,
and water boy D. Snokhous,
Third Row: N. Moore, P. Wolf, A. Cocek. D. Scott, M. Geiser,
T. Kolaeek, R. Matus, J. Svrcek, J. Bajer, J. Mashek, T.
Gerik, W, Sulak, Helen Plsek and Tony, with the Fighting
Mustang Banner.
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